Total Crime Rate
140.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Canonbury Square area has the 40th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 244th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Canonbury Square (N1 2AN) in the last 12 months was 140.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% higher than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Canonbury Square (N1 2AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampton Court, where police recorded 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Laycock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tyndale Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Colebeck Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Barnsbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Barnsbury Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Florence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Highbury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Highbury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Colebeck Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Colebeck Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Colebeck Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Colebeck Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Compton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sebbon Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sebbon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sebbon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sebbon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Assata Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Assata Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawes Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawes Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Compton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Compton Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Canonbury Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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